“Lay down on your bed, and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.’”

13:6 So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king,

“Please let my sister Tamar come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.”

13:7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying,

“Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”

13:8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. She took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

13:9 She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said,

“Have all men leave me.”

Every man went out from him.

13:10 Amnon said to Tamar,

“Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand.”

Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the room to Amnon her brother.

13:11 When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her,

“Come, lie with me, my sister!”

13:12 She answered him,

“No, my brother, do not force me! For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don’t you do this folly.

13:13 I, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.”

13:14 However he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

He hates her, and shamefully turns her away.

13:15 Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her,

“Arise, be gone!”

13:16 She said to him,

“Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!”

13:27 But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

13:28 Absalom commanded his servants, saying,

“Mark now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!”

13:29 The servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man got him up on his mule, and fled.

13:30 It happened, while they were in the way, that the news came to David, saying,

“Absalom has slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left!”

David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab.

13:31 Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

13:32 Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered,

“Don’t let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

13:33 Now therefore don’t let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.”

13:34 But Absalom fled. The young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him.

13:35 Jonadab said to the king,

“Behold, the king’s sons are coming! It is as your servant said.”

13:36 It happened, as soon as he had finished speaking, that behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept. The king also and all his servants wept bitterly.

Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur.

13:37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.

13:38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

13:39 the soul of king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.